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SCSI DVD slot loader drives
SEVEN (count them - 7) slot loading SCSI DVD-ROMs in a neat looking (and heavy) SCSI storage tower with a nice lockable smoked glass front door. I haven't pulled them to find out what kind of SCSI they are, but when I have, there will be a few up for sale or trade. I'll be keeping one or two for hacks (PCC for example) 
Sweet!!! Damn...this is one of those times that i wish i could buy stuff off people over the net 
I think Pionere was the only maker of those slot loading drives.
Pioneer definately made them...i have the IDE version of their 32x slot load drive, and Stuart Bell used the SCSI version in his CD in CC hack.
I wouldn't mind one of those drives. How reliable are those slot loaders? I think Pionere went that way because of the decades of experience they have making those mechanisms for car stereos.
I have a Pioneer slot-loading 50-pin drive too, but only a CD-ROM - not really any need for a DVD in pre-G3 Macs though, it's not like any of the software is big enough to come on DVD, nor can you watch a DVD movie!
The only use in a pre G3 mac would be for reading archives off of DVD, and just to brag about it.
Or to read CD-ROMs at 24x (24x SCSI CD-ROMs are RARE)
Mine is of the CD-ROM variety, and it is very reliable.
Mine is of the CD-ROM variety, and it is very reliable.
24X SCSI CD-ROMs rare?
Nah, I've bagged a few Apple branded drives from various Macs, one in a Apple 300i external case (white), and in my Director's Edition 5500 (black).
JB
Nah, I've bagged a few Apple branded drives from various Macs, one in a Apple 300i external case (white), and in my Director's Edition 5500 (black).
JB
Well i wouldn't exactly say they're as common as AppleCD 300i+'s (the Matsushita 2x trayloaders that came in the early PowerMacs as well as the AIO LCs, which are as common as all Hell). 
Err, unless you have a DVD capable PCI video card... like a Rage 128 with the decoder, or upwards...
Could you use one? What for? Got swaps?Sweet!!! Damn...this is one of those times that i wish i could buy stuff off people over the net
I could use one, mostly as a fast CD-ROM drive (most of my Macs are stuck with AppleCD 300i+'s). What sort of stuff would you be after in exchange?
I'd rather these went to place where they can be used as DVD drives. If you like I can hunt around the workshop for a faster SCSI CD or two.
I think a DVD-ROM will become more and more useful in a 68k as time passes.
I imagine that a lot of times people would have tons of DVD-R disks lying around but few CDRs. With a DVD-ROM in your 68k, you can burn DVDs for your Mac using your newer computer and the DVD-R disks you already have lying about.
I imagine that a lot of times people would have tons of DVD-R disks lying around but few CDRs. With a DVD-ROM in your 68k, you can burn DVDs for your Mac using your newer computer and the DVD-R disks you already have lying about.
I think CDR will be around for a long time because of car and home stereo CD players.
While some people might put a DVD reader in a 68k, most would just share the data over a network with a newer machine.
While some people might put a DVD reader in a 68k, most would just share the data over a network with a newer machine.
Speaking of which, I just noticed the ethernet port on the back of the server tower, next to the SCSI port